Hanna Maria Dumała

Hanna Maria Dumała is a Professor at the Department of International Political Relations within the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin, Poland. Her academic career spans over 30 years, with habilitation in Transnational Territorial Networks in Europe (2013) and a doctoral dissertation on Africa as a Region of Coexistence (1994). She serves as Chairwoman of the International Relations program team and participates in academic governance through the Polish Political Science Society and Polish Society for International Studies.

• Doctor of Humanities (Political Science), 1994
• Habilitation in International Relations, 2013
• Current academic position: University Professor
• Department of International Political Relations, UMCS

Her research focuses on transnational regionalism, paradiplomacy, and economic relations. Her recent publications examine European territorial networks, EU-Africa cooperation frameworks, and climate adaptation through municipal networks. She supervises both PhD and Master's students, with notable award-winning theses on topics like EU security missions and microstate international relations. She has received significant grants including the Jean Monnet teaching grant (1999–2006) and Open Society Institute research support (1997–1999). Her work bridges academic research with practical policy analysis.